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习语集锦
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* u7 V3 \5 Z% N1 t1. Delusions of grandeur: the belief that one is important or powerful. 自以为重要或有权势的幻念


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: k; d) K: \% L  T- [2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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/ k2 `& [0 h$ H2 o! cExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.
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  n' u( f1 Y- ?' b0 }3 }3 \　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.
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% B: ~+ Y/ l' D; {9 k8 r. g3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测
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Example: I don't know the exact price of a big car from Italy, but at an educated guess, I would say it should be more expensive than a Japanese car.


/ N* n( L, m, ]2 ^4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿
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Examples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.
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　　2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.
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5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况
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Example: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.
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( N7 ]+ q, k( F& C6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足
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+ e/ X) }  Y: _; D3 {) tExample: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.


/ z8 b! i  w0 M7 R7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用


' R- a4 R/ x2 f0 k: J0 LExample: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.
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! N7 U" ?4 s* t/ t2 W3 a: `8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘
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Example: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.
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/ K* s/ Y# U) D0 W9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少
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  o. a7 ]2 g: VExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.

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2 k  E3 t- `1 t3 F7 t10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败
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Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.
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11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开
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6 B8 l9 Y, a& W2 d0 tExample: The crowd fanned out across the green field.